Notebook P17SM-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Notebook P17SM-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P17SM-A
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 08:42
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 182 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 479 49% 397 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Clevo(1558 7481) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4416 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 6.6 3% 14.3 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Orico PM200-1T 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 800GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 352 364 329 373 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 419 Write 386 Mixed 363 SusWrite 356 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 17.4 94% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 38.9 83% 163 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 80%
Micron_M600_MTFDDAT128MBF 128GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 106GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 150 152 151 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 409 Write 394 Mixed 338 SusWrite 150 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 32.6 116% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 138 133% 215 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 664GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 380 394 349 396 398 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 403 Mixed 368 SusWrite 384 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 40.6 131% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 180 186% 303 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 782GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 111 116 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 53.9 Write 99.2 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 115 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 8.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 53%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Notebook P17SM-A

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	62x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	33x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	80x
GTX 870MNvidiaBench 22%, 3,247 samples	11x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	11x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
M500 mSATA 120GBCrucial $398Bench 59%, 916 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	5x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $145

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16